Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Evening #8

4" x 6" original watercolor

SOLD

I had no idea what I was going to paint today.At my 9am class a dear friend and fellow artistreturned to class after a long absence due to herhusbands' illness. She shared this photo with meand I knew this farm from my bike rides. It is onMillport Road in Lititz, PA. I fell in love with thecolors and I knew I had to paint it. I am dedicatingthis to Pat. Thank you for providing today'sinspiration in many ways.

With two sets of classes there was not much goof off time.I did take an hour to run errands and get some new musicCD's from the Library. Gotta have the tunes. Linda wasat her desk all day, I know she is on a clean out and throwout binge and its best if I stay away. At a client's request,Linda spent the evening working up a bio for eBay. Whenyou are in one of my paintings on eBay if you look to theupper right, Under Meet the Seller there is ME,click onit and my bio comes up. Next on her list is a You-Tube movie.She really should not have free time on her hands, I getworried! Since it was rainy here and I did not get out on mybike I am going to ride my rollers as soon as I finish my blog.

Where to find me!

Blog featuring my students

My goal...

My goal is to join the other accomplished artists in the "Painting A Day" arena. I am expecting this endeavor to sharpen my painting skills and to help me grow as a watercolorist. I already paint full time and exhibit at art shows but I am hoping this experience will allow me to explore subjects I would not normally choose to paint. I hope you enjoy taking this journey with me. Andy Smith

ABOUT THE PAINTINGS:

Each watercolor is painted on Arches 300lb Cold Press paper. I use transparent watercolors occasionally adding ink to the wash. I paint in a series of washes to build color, creating shadows and a strong use of light.
The PAINTING A DAY paintings started January 1, 2007.
Variations in monitor settings plus my camera skills may not exactly duplicate the actual colors in the painting. I do my best!
I plan to work in two sizes.
An image of 5"x5" with a 1/2" border or
an image of 4"x6" with a 1/2" border.
You will need to take your new painting to a frame shop to be framed. For shipping, each miniature original watercolor will be placed in a protective sleeve with a foamcore back.
The new paintings will be posted for sale via Ebay. Paintings that do not sell at auction are then placed on my show stand at a price commensurate to my other work.